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Show COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIBEI. 107 . Coal and asphalt leases cover 111,750 acres of land within the limits of the Choctaw and Chickas'aw nations. It will be observed that at 8 cents per ton of 2,000 pounds, mine run, including what is commonly called "slack," 10 cents per ton on crude asphalt and 60 cents per ton for refined, and 2 cents per cubic yard on rock and stone, the agent during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, collected a total royalty for the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations of $279,668.81. From June 28, 1898, the date the Government assumed charge of affairs in the Indian Territory, to June 30,1904, there has been collected for the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations as royalty on coal, asphalt, stone, and rock a total of 81,237,225.21: The amount collected eah year is as follows: June 28,1898, to June 30, 1899.. ........................ $110,145.25 July 1, 1899, to June 30,190C.. .......................... 138,486.40 July 1, 1900, to June 30,1901.. .......................... 199,663.55 July 1, 1901, to June 30,1902.. .......................... 247,361.36 July 1, 1902, to June 30,1903. ........................... 261,929.84 July 1, 1903, to June 30,1904.. .......................... 279,668.81 The stone and gravel royalty amounting to $1,857.21 collected in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation was obtained through two leases which were entered into August 21,1903, with the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company, authorizing that company toremove stone and gravel from certain lauds within the limiw of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. Under the regulations governing the procurement of timber and stone for individual and domestic purposes in the Indian Territory, aw provided by the act of June 6,1900 (31 Stats., 660), as amended by the act of January 21,1903 (32Stats., 774), no new contracts have been en-tered into. As noted above, royalties amounting to $14,431.62 were received on acwnnt of timber removed from lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations during the year. All timber contmts heretofore entered ilito have expired. The amount of rents, royalties, taxes, permits, and other items of whatever nature that have been collected by the Government for the Creek and Ch'erokee nations since June 28, 1898, are given by yearsas follows: Creek Nation: June 28, 1898, to June 30, 1899.. ..................... $4,913.63 July 1, 1899, to June 30, 1900 ........................ 26,370.19 July 1, 1900, to June 30, 1901 ........................ 30,827.60 July 1, 1901, to June 30, 1902 ........................ 97,733.35 July 1, 1902, to June 30, 1903 ........................ 237,541.14 July 1, 1903, to June 30, 1904 ........................ 120,025.76 Total ............................................. 517.411.67 |